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Eineriel had seen Grand Lord Vladya and Grand Lord Ottal, huot the one called Grand Lord Zaiper. Whenever his name was mentioned, the Urekai maids and human slaves would all look terrified. Every single one of them.

"He is the worst of all the grand lords. The slave girl, Annie, had whispered to him the day before, her eyes wide as she looked around to make sure no one was listening and the hallway was empty. "Lord Ottai can be sweet when he wants to be. and Lord Vladya is very scary. But like Lord Ottai, he is fair and just in his leadership. But Lord Zaiper?"

Amie had glanced around again. "He is a monster. His slaves die every day. Some starve, others are tortured for fun, and some are even raped to death. His slave masters are the worst, and Lord Zaiper does not care. He does not even see us as human." Emeriel's eyes had widened to the root of his hair. "This lord is worse than Lord Vladya?"

"Actually, Grand Lord Vladya is not that bad," Amie had stated firmly, "When it comes to ruling and running the kingdom, he is as fair as you could hope for from a Urekai lord. He just hates humans. He never holds back when dealing with humans. Compared to Lord Zaiper, though, he is an angel. The younger girl had paused. "Stay away from Lord Zaiper at all

CONES.

A knock broke into Emeriel's thoughts as Amie poked her head through the door, her smile bright.

"Are you ready to go?" she asked cheerfully.

Emeriel nodded and followed her outside.

Later.

Boris, the Urekai slave master, watched Emeriel's every move with the sharp gaze of a hawk stalking its prey in the deepest parts of an ancient forest.

Emeriel felt deeply uneasy as he placed bottles of wine into a wooden barrel. He was so uncomfortable that he almost dropped a bottle in a moment of panic.

Luckily, his reflexes saved him, and he caught it just in time.

A good thing too, because breaking a wine bottle would mean fifteen lashes from the burning whip-and two nights in the dungeon, according to Master Gaine, the second Urekai slave master. Pull yourself together, Emeriel! Do not look at him. Stop glancing his way!

Picking up another bottle of red wine, Emeriel placed it carefully into the barrel with the others on the lower level.

"Two white wines and a perry for the twins at table four, Amie said as she walked up to him. She was one of the slaves serving drinks to the many customers at the tavern.

"Coming right up, Emeriel said quickly. He prepared the order and handed it to Arle, who took the bottles and rushed off

Glancing at Master Boris again, Emeriel noticed his creepy eyes were now following Amie instead.

eyes were far

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lord" Livia had informed Vladya

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girl had not regained consciousness. Grand Lord Vladya had started to

would

considered ordering his goldiers to dispose of her body, but he refrained.

to questions Vladya desperately needed.

the maids bowed to him, and the soldiers escorted him to the chamber where the girl was being kept. They opened the door,

AEKEIRA

male figure step they were

she

Lord Vladya terrified her

dreadful night. The herbs

living. I

would, my lord, she replied truthfully, meeting his eyes. "Where is my brother?

by his beast? Honestly, I did not expect you to live through

retorted. Her

Lord Vladya's cold, gray-yellow eyes locked onto hers. "Allow me to rephrase the question.

me, or I will summon the nearest slave master to strip you and give you thirty lashes. Do

him. The hint of rebellion in her vanished as her heart raced. "Yes, my

Now, tell me everything that happened from the moment you entered the forbidden

detail, stumbling over her words a few times as she tried to distance

I thought I would die. Truly, do not know how I

Aekeira made sure to look innocent. To look as if she were not hiding

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nights, our people will celebrate the moonlight festival. On that night, you will return to the forbidden

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